AVALONBAY COMMUNITIES INC 8K

AvalonBay Communities and Equity Residential completed a merger of equals to form Vivmark Residential (NYSE: VMRK), a large multifamily REIT with new leadership, defined strategy, an initial $2.81 annualized dividend, and a specified share exchange and ownership structure effective with trading on August 18, 2026.

AvalonBay Communities, Inc. and Equity Residential have completed their previously announced merger of equals, forming Vivmark Residential, an S&P 500 multifamily real estate company that will begin trading on the NYSE under the ticker VMRK on August 18, 2026, with approximately $51 billion in equity market capitalization, $70 billion in enterprise value, over 184,000 rental apartments and 11,100 units under construction. The combined company has installed its leadership team, including Benjamin Schall as CEO, Michael Manelis as COO, Kevin O’Shea as CFO, and a 14‑member board chaired by Stephen Sterrett, and outlined a strategy focused on scale-driven operating efficiencies, technology, data analytics, development and investment capabilities, and a strong balance sheet with dual A3/A‑ credit ratings and enhanced self-funding capacity. Vivmark expects to pay an initial annualized dividend of $2.81 per share and has detailed the merger’s share exchange ratio under which each AvalonBay share was converted into 2.793 shares of Vivmark, resulting in former AvalonBay stockholders owning approximately 51% and former Equity Residential shareholders owning approximately 49% of the combined company on a fully diluted basis, with the transaction expected to qualify as a tax-free reorganization for U.S. federal income tax purposes. The company also highlighted ongoing integration planning, the publication of an investor presentation describing the combined company, and several affordable housing initiatives, including a $1.5 million commitment to True Ground Housing Partners and plans for an affordable housing bridge loan facility to support nonprofit developers.

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